Repercussions from the Royal Rumble continued in Phoenix as Smackdown Live aired on Tuesday night.

New contenders were set to be determined for both the WWE title and the Smackdown men's tag team titles as all roads lead to Wrestlemania.

Another team also qualified for the women's tag team chamber match, plus the US title was put on the line and defended in controversial circumstances.

As if that wasn't enough drama, there's a major feud continuing to develop in the women's division, a pre-match ambush preventing one bout from taking place and the first appearance of a bizarre new WWE title belt made entirely from hemp!

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Charlotte Flair continues her feud with The Man

Coming off her explosive challenge to Ronda Rousey last night on Raw, ‘The Man’ was in fiery form on the mic defiant mood claiming that she was “proud of working my way from the pre-show of last year's WrestleMania to this year's Main Event”

The Lasskicker continued to bait Rousey by stating that “Unlike Ronda...I don’t crumble when I lose.” However it was Charlotte Flair who got in the face of Lynch tonight saying that Becky learned how to be ‘The Man’ from her.

Charlotte, who has had a storied history with Lynch once again showed her dark side by attacking Becky on the ramp. A classic pull apart brawl ensued and much was played on Becky’s knee ‘injury’ sustained at the Royal Rumble.

The current whisper is that Charlotte could be added to the Lynch v Rousey match to make it a triple threat. Becky continues to add fuel to this fire with her social media, using the hashtag Shoehorn Charlotte.

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Nakamerica falls

Shinsuke Nakamura has had an interesting career in WWE to say the least. From dominating NXT and having stellar bouts with the likes of Finn Balor and Samoa Joe, to then winning the Royal Rumble ahead of a ‘dream’ match with AJ Styles. This was all sandwiched between a nondescript series of matches for the WWE title with Jinder Mahal.

At this year’s Royal Rumble pre-show, the King of Strong Style looked to be back on track after defeating Rusev for the US title – which he lost to the Bulgarian Brute on New Year’s Day. Tonight on Smackdown, the President of Nakamerica fell faster than Donald Trump’s plans for a wall as R Truth of all people shocked the Universe by quickly beating him for the US Title! The ending was controversial with Nakamura appearing to have kicked out at two, but the referee awarded Truth the belt.

No time to celebrate though, Rusev came back for his rematch as Nakamura was reeling from the surprise defeat. With everyone’s heads spinning, the match ended in chaotic scenes after Truth beats Rusev, who then proceeds to team with Nakamura beating down the new US Champion. Is this the beginnings of another new team? Certainly looks this way as Shinsuke and Rusev take on Gallows and Anderson next week.

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Andrade v Mysterio 3

Samoa Joe was all set to face Rey Mysterio, but got himself an early bath as Andrade attacked Mr. 619 before the match began.

Fans have been eager to see more of the Latin superstars, especially their previous classic two out of three falls match and chapter three of this stellar feud between one of the hottest new stars in WWE and the veteran high flyer looks set to continue.

Andrade went deep into the devious well as he attacked Rey prior to his match. Going to a place WWE have been many times before, El Idolo began to mimic the late Eddie Guerrero and performed the ‘three amigos’ suplex chain before ditching Rey with his underhook DDT.

Whether we see the next match between these two next week, or at Elimination Chamber is yet to be announced, but the hype surrounding it is already at fever pitch. Going off their previous two encounters – and interaction in the Rumble – we should be set for another GIF worthy bout.

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The Tag Team scene is set

Unlike on Raw where the women had to go through qualifying matches to get into the title match at Elimination Chamber – it looks like things don’t work that way on Smackdown Live. In the land of opportunity as Shane McMahon liked to call it, opportunities are handed out on a plate as Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville waltzed into one of the pods without having to do, well anything.

On the men’s side, Shane, Miz and Miz senior came out for a celebration after winning the titles from The Bar at the Rumble and proceeded to keep their eye on a four way elimination match with The Usos, The Bar, The New Day and newcomers Heavy Machinery.

A solid match with a few great big man moments featuring Big E and Otis Dozovic saw Heavy Machinery get a big first pinfall eliminating The New Day. The former NXT standouts had the crowd solidly behind them before big Doz fell to a Brogue Kick from Sheamus. The Uso’s were quickly on hand to drop the big Irishman though and advance to face Miz and Shane at Elimination chamber.

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The WWE title becomes environmentally friendly

Captain Planet ‘s evil doppelganger– the ‘new’ Daniel Bryan came out to celebrate his win over AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble and follow through on a promise he made a few weeks ago.

Bryan claimed at Royal Rumble Axxess that he was the ‘champion of the cows’ and ensured that Daisy and any future cows would not be a part of any title he was carrying. Ditching the current belt, Bryan unveiled a new title constructed for 100% sustainable hemp!

It's like he got it from the Body Shop...

After retaining his WWE title against AJ Styles at the Rumble, the ‘new’ Daniel Bryan continued his rampage against the fickle WWE Universe with his new plaid shirt wearing friend, Eric Rowan by his side.

In classic WWE fashion, the entire top of the Smackdown roster made their way out to claim a shot at the title. AJ Styles, Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe, Randy Orton and the big breakout star – Mustafa Ali – all stepped up to the plate and of course started a brawl.

As Bryan bailed, Triple H appeared on the Titantron to confirm that Bryan will defend the title against not just one of those superstars, but all of them… in the Elimination Chamber to round off the show.